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HIQA halts admissions to Laois nursing home following RTE Investigates programme

HIQA have halted new admission to the Laois nursing home featured in last night’s RTE Investigates programme. There was widespread shock and outrage last night...

‘Snail’s pace’ of Laois flood relief schemes and ‘escalating cost’ raised...

Independent Republican TD for Laois, Brian Stanley, raised the situation surrounding three flood relief schemes planned for the county in the Dail recently. Addressing Minister...

Laois TD introduces Dáil Bill to ‘protect householders’ who live nearby...

A Laois TD has introduced a Bill in the Dáil this week that would "protect householders" in counties where "huge" Wind Turbines are planned. Independent...

Laois TD raises concerns over age-limit for school bus drivers

Deputy Brian Stanley has taken to the Dail to raise an issue regarding the ban on over-70's being allowed to drive under the school...

Laois primary care centres raised in the Dail with the Taoiseach

Laois TD Brian Stanley has raised the issue of primary care centres in the county with Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the Dail. The Independent Republican...

Laois TD calls for action to address ‘absolutely shocking’ driving test...

A Laois TD has called for action to address the "absolutely shocking" time that people in the county are having to wait for driving...

News in Brief: Cúl na Móna Biodiversity Greenway, ‘improved infrastructure’ for...

Laois Senator Calls on Government to back 'visionary' Cúl na Móna Biodiversity Greenway Laois Sinn Féin Senator Maria McCormack has called on the Government to...

Laois TD to focus on neutrality, bolstering defence and cyber attacks...

A Laois TD has been appointed to the new Oireachtas National Security and Defence Committee, which is to be chaired by Sinn Féin TD...

News in Brief: Aird appointed to Oireachtas Committees plus Stanley and...

Laois TD appointed to two Oireachtas Committees Laois Fine Gael TD Willie Aird has been appointed to two separate Oireachtas Committees, firstly, Agriculture and Food,...

Clonaslee Flood Relief Scheme ‘needs to move at pace’ Laois TD...

A Laois TD has said that the Clonaslee Flood Relief Scheme "needs to move at pace" following the latest report on the project. Independent Republican...

Portarlington ‘does not have enough Gardaí’ leading to ‘significant problems’ says...

A Laois TD has said one of the county's biggest towns "does not have enough Gardaí," which is leading to "significant problems" in the...

Laois TD tells Dáil Éireann that Irish Water is a ‘cash...

A Laois TD has described Irish Water/Uisce Eireann as a "cash cow", and said the very establishment of the company itself has been a...

In Pictures: Independent Republicans Committee host 1916 Rising event at The...

The Laois Independent Republicans Committee held a very successful 1916 remembrance event at the Republican monument at The Heath on Easter Sunday. The event was...

1916 Easter Rising Commemorations to be held across Laois

The 109th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising will be celebrated this weekend with Commemorations being held around Laois. Events in Mountmellick and The Heath, both...

Taoiseach admits ‘huge gaps’ in Child Disability Network Teams in Laois...

Taoiseach Michael Martin has admitted the "huge gaps" in Child Disability Network Teams (CDNT) in Laois are "not at all satisfactory". The issue was raised...

Laois special school garners national attention in both Dáil and Seanad...

The plight of a special needs school in Laois has garnered national attention once again, with representatives from the county raising the matter in...

Laois town ‘bypassed again’ as local TD pleads for construction of...

A Laois TD has said Mountmellick has been "bypassed again" for funding on a " very important" relief road. Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley...

Laois TD launches Bill to put ‘proper regulations in place’ regarding...

A Laois TD has launched a Bill which are designed to put "proper regulations in place" surrounding wind farms. Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley says...

News in Brief: €3 million for social housing, student grant increases,...

€3 million investment for social housing in Laois A €3 million investment into Social Housing in Laois has been announced as part of a €436...

Laois TD says changes to housing scheme ‘will cause havoc’ for...

Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley said the proposed changes to the Tenant in Situ Scheme "will cause havoc." The scheme allows Local Authorities to...

Joe Drennan case raised in Dáil Éireann as Laois TD calls...

A Laois TD has called for greater "consistency" and "common sense" in the way sentencing guidelines are set out for judges. Laois Independent Republican TD...

Laois TD tells Dáil Éireann that new fire station for Rathdowney...

A Laois TD has impressed upon Dáil Éireann the pressing need for a new fire station in the county. Local Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley...

News in Brief: Music grants, Nitrates Derogation, affordable housing and mental...

New grants available for music education in Laois schools New grants are available for music education in Laois schools with local music groups and organisations...

Laois TD raises concerns over medical card entitlement thresholds

Local Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has taken to the Dáil to question the Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill over issues regarding Medical...

News in Brief: €3.5 million travel grants, Laois Greenway project, Second...

€3.5 million for Active Travel Projects and Bus Stops for Laois €3.5 million has been allocated to Laois for Active Travel Investment Grants and Bus...

Brian Stanley: ‘Whiff of populism’ about Independent Ireland call for Department...

Laois Independent TD Brian Stanley has said that an Independent Ireland motion calling for a Department of Efficiency and Reform has "a whiff of...

News in Brief: Mountmellick Relief Road, classroom sizes, water quality and...

Mountmellick Relief Road raised in the Dáil Speaking in the Dáil this week, Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley raised the need for the "long-promised"...

News in Brief: Special needs education, progress on healthcare centre, nursing...

Paresnts in Laois 'suffering extreme stress and worry' due to lack of special educational places The Government have been urged to grant permission for the...

HSE and Government ‘need to step up a gear’ for Primary...

The HSE and Government "need to step up a gear" with regard to progressing Primary Health Centres across County Laois. That is according to local...

Laois TD calls for universal housing plan to ‘speed up delivery...

A Laois TD has said he is "demanding" that the new Government implement a universal plan for affordable housing. Speaking in the Dáil this week,...